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Market portal model: legal references

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''Section 4 of the [[Markets/en/Portal:Model/Main|market portal model]]. Neutral example content: replace with market-specific legal texts when instantiating. Informational only, not legal advice; entries are intended to be reviewed by lawyers.''

= Legal references =

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== What this section holds ==

Every market portal keeps its applicable legal texts here, quoted and linked, organized '''by country and by language'''. A legal reference is not a link alone: the relevant text is quoted on the page, so that a user can read the actual provision without leaving the portal.

== What a legal reference entry contains ==

# Official name of the law and article number.
# The quoted text of the provision (or the relevant excerpt), with its language and a note when the translation is unofficial.
# A plain-language note: what this means for this market, in two or three sentences.
# Link to the official source.
# Date the entry was last checked.

== Example entries (Switzerland, general contract law) ==

The following real provisions of the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO) illustrate the format. They apply to contracts in general; each market adds its own specific provisions.

=== CO Article 1: conclusion of the contract ===
"The conclusion of a contract requires a mutual expression of intent by the parties. Such expression of intent may be express or implied." ''(unofficial English translation; the French, German and Italian texts are authoritative)''

''Plain-language note:'' a contract exists as soon as both sides agree, even orally. Writing it down does not create the contract, it proves it and keeps memories honest.

''Source:'' [https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/27/317_321_377/en Swiss Code of Obligations (Fedlex, official publication platform)] · checked July 2026.

=== CO Article 11: form of contracts ===
"The validity of a contract is not subject to compliance with any particular form unless a particular form is prescribed by law." ''(unofficial English translation)''

''Plain-language note:'' most everyday agreements are valid without any special form. Some contract types (for example real estate sales) require notarization or written form; each market portal states whether its contract type is affected.

''Source:'' [https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/27/317_321_377/en Fedlex] · checked July 2026.

=== CO Articles 19 and 20: freedom of contract and its limits ===
"The terms of a contract may be freely determined within the limits of the law" (art. 19); a contract is void "if its terms are impossible, unlawful or immoral" (art. 20, excerpt). ''(unofficial English translation)''

''Plain-language note:'' parties can invent almost any clause, but clauses against mandatory law or basic decency do not hold, whatever was signed.

''Source:'' [https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/27/317_321_377/en Fedlex] · checked July 2026.

== Organization by country and language ==

* '''Switzerland (en · fr · de · it):''' example entries above; each market adds its specific articles.
* '''Other countries:''' to be added by the market's community, one subsection per country, same entry format.

== Editorial rules ==

* Quote the text; never paraphrase it as if it were the law.
* Always link the official source, not a commentary site.
* State the checking date; laws change.
* Plain-language notes explain, they do not advise. For advice, see a lawyer.

== See also ==

* [[Markets/en/Portal:Model/Contract-Base:Model|Contract model]] · [[Markets/en/Portal:Model/Contracts-in-Action:Model|Contracts in action]]
* [[Markets/en/Portal:Model/Main|Back to the portal model]]

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